Wednesday, November 11, 2015

New Moon in November

Today’s cards
are picked by myself from the Anna K Tarot to represent my intention for
the coming lunation.

Release - The
seven of cups.

Lately I feel
the desire more than usual to buy stuff on an impulse. YouTube is a very powerful
enabler. Lots of gorgeous decks are unboxed, revealed, and reviewed. Besides that
I feel the urge to smoke a cigarette more often and more intense. And don’t get
me started about milk chocolate with hazelnuts.
I know giving in to these cravings only will give short time fulfillment but none
the less I feel them so intense.

The woman
in this depiction of Strength is facing her inner lion, her untamed self, the sum of her intense emotions and burning desires. She asks
her what it is she really needs because it isn’t chocolate, the next new deck
or a cigarette. And gently her lion puts her paw on the woman’s lap and looks
at her with her deep brown eyes and she knows: Her lion needs to be loved, comforted,
held, cared for, listened to, and so many other things that money just can’t
buy. When all of her needs are met she can unfasten the collar and sit with her
quietly.

I love it
that in this depiction the lion is female too, which highlights the fact that the woman
and the lion are on and the same.

This month I
am going to focus on tending to my lions needs and to be compassionate with every part of myself when things get difficult.
I also want to focus more on being grateful for what I have.

Gratitude: Today
I am grateful for seeing through the illusion that things will give me what I
really need and for the inner strength to
change my behavior patterns

14 comments:

I've been trying to fast forward in my thoughts to that "buyer's remorse" feeling before I hit the buy button. It allows me to pause and think things through. This time of year, it seems the media is intent on telling us that buying all this stuff will make us feel better.I'm glad the meditation was useful. I like that she sees these difficult parts of ourselves as something to befriend rather than battle so we can figure out what is going on underneath.I love that Anna K. lioness too! :)

It was not only very helpful but connecting with this needy part of me was unexpectedly very emotional too. To ask this part of me what is was that I really needed....Thank you so much for sharing this practice with me. :)Hugs

What a wonderful interpretation of your cards, Ellen! I too love that it's a lioness and not the usual heavy-maned male :)And thank you for your lovely comment on my new moon dreamboard - I've left a reply xx

Another heartfelt and wonderful post, Ellen. You've reminded me to return to Tsultrim's work. She's offering a 'Feeding Your Demons' online course...trying to decide if I want to take this on as well. Her work is so very accessible. As for chocolate and hazelnuts...I'm part of that club, too ;)

I feel that seven of cups could be meant for me as well. I've been overindulging a lot lately. Especially when it comes to buying things. ha ha ha. I also like how well the Strength card works together with it. The cards have given you some pretty solid advice. :)

Your post has really spoken to me today. I have just gone through an "episode" of hitting the buy button... There are so many beautiful decks, etc. to see now via youtube and instagram. Thank you for sharing about the "feeding your demons" practice. I was not familiar with Lama Tsultrim Allione and am always grateful to learn ways to help me help myself. I love the cards you chose!

A truly beautiful post, Ellen! With these things, I often wish we could solve them once and for all - I have walked this path many times. Remembering to feed our demons, and to be compassionate in the process, is a wonderful approach to take :)

Thanks Chloe! What else can we do but walking the spiraling windings of our path,Fighting our demons only will make them stronger; give them more energy. Up until now the soft approach it working quite well :)

Ohhh I like this post.... I certainly understand the impulse to eat chocolate and buy new decks! It's true about short-term satisfaction. Decks are most enjoyable when they're in the mail on the way to the front steps. Though I have to say that I am (still) surprised with how much I love the Tarot of Vampryes..! It is always out and sitting next to my bed. And the Earthbound Oracle is lovely. I keep getting poked and prodded (by my lion, I suppose) to get the Wild Unknown. But I'm focusing. ;-)

Ha ha I've just read your comment on Rose´s blog. I am very fond of my Wild Unknown and also on the Tarot of Vampyres but I am so glad my mind is quiet now. No more obsessive hunting over the internet for the next great find.Ps my all time favorite deck is still my first deck, the Rider Waite. Its language has the most intuitive nuances and extensive vocabulary for me.:)